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- Netcompany to develop app for digital contact tracing
Netcompany to develop app for digital contact tracing
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The company responsible for the Smittestop app in Denmark will develop the Norwegian app for digital contact tracing.News - Recommend changes in entry quarantine for Faroe Islands and districts in Finland
Recommend changes in entry quarantine for Faroe Islands and districts in Finland
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The NIPH recommends that the government should introduce entry quarantine for Faroe Islands and three hospital districts in Finland. No changes are proposed for other countries.News - More COVID-19 in some occupational groups
More COVID-19 in some occupational groups
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There were more registered cases of COVID-19 in some occupations than in others, according to a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.Research findings - Designated groups of personnel in health care services will be offered vaccination against COVID-19
Designated groups of personnel in health care services will be offered vaccination against COVID-19
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The NIPH recommends reserving vaccines for 15,000 employees in specialist health care. The primary health care can receive up to 20 per cent of the doses designated for the municipalities.News - Updated figures on the number of infected with coronavirus in Norway
Updated figures on the number of infected with coronavirus in Norway
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So far, 15 people have tested positive for COVID-19 infection in Norway. The NIPH has clarified advice to health professionals who have been in areas with widespread infection.News - Updated figures for number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Norway
Updated figures for number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Norway
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A total of 25 people have now tested positive for coronavirus in Norway.News - Easter at home and infection control
Easter at home and infection control
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Easter is just around the corner and this year we will all be at home. Although we must follow the advice about preventing transmission of coronavirus, do we need to have a sedentary Easter?News
- Approximately 1 per cent of Norway’s population has been infected by SARS-CoV-2
Approximately 1 per cent of Norway’s population has been infected by SARS-CoV-2
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Approximately 1 per cent of Norway's population has antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 disease.Research findings
- Status for border opening - COVID-19
Status for border opening - COVID-19
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The Government has decided which countries are exempt from quarantine upon entry into Norway from 15th July.News - Use of face masks in schools and childcare centres
Use of face masks in schools and childcare centres
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We do not recommend the use of face masks in schools. This applies to both students and staff in primary school, secondary school and upper secondary school, as well as childcare centres.News - 3 new deaths – divided over the last three weeks
3 new deaths – divided over the last three weeks
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On September 24, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) reported three new coronavirus-related deaths. The date of death for the deaths is divided into weeks 37, 38 and 39.News - NIPH recommends several changes in the entry quarantine for Finland
NIPH recommends several changes in the entry quarantine for Finland
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NIPH recommends several changes in the entry quarantine for Finland and exemption from quarantine for cross-border workers from Ireland.News - Changes in quarantine regulations for Belgium
Changes in quarantine regulations for Belgium
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Due to the recent increase in infection rates in Belgium, the Norwegian government has now decided to change the country's status from green to red.News - 44 people now confirmed with Covid-19 in the Hurtigruten cruise outbreak
44 people now confirmed with Covid-19 in the Hurtigruten cruise outbreak
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The latest test results show that 35 crew members and 9 passengers on board the two Hurtigruten voyages have been infected.News - Changes in travel advice for Estonia and some Nordic regions
Changes in travel advice for Estonia and some Nordic regions
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is advising against non-essential travel to Estonia, the region of Södra Savolax (Etelä-Savo) in Finland, and the Danish regions of Zealand and North Jutland.News - Changes in travel advice for Cyprus, Latvia and Liechtenstein
Changes in travel advice for Cyprus, Latvia and Liechtenstein
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is advising against non-essential travel to Cyprus, Latvia and Liechtenstein as well as regions in Sweden and hospital districts in Finland.News - Changes in travel advice for some Nordic regions
Changes in travel advice for some Nordic regions
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is advising against non-essential travel to the Swedish regions Blekinge and Södermanland, as well as the Finnish region Nyland (Uusimaa).News - Update on the quarantine regulations for the Nordic and EU/EEA/Schengen countries
Update on the quarantine regulations for the Nordic and EU/EEA/Schengen countries
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As of 25th of July Spain changes from a green status to red while Hungary goes from red to green. In Sweden, four new regions are opened for travellers without requirements for entry quarantine.News - Change in travel advice
Change in travel advice
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Greece, Ireland, United Kingdom and Austria will change from yellow to red on Saturday 22 August at 00.00 a.m. The same applies to the Capital region in Denmark.News - Extension of travel advice and changes in Nordic region and Europe
Extension of travel advice and changes in Nordic region and Europe
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is extending the travel advice from 1 October 2020 to 15 January 2021, and still advises against non-essential travel.News - NIPH recommends entry quarantine for a new district in Finland
NIPH recommends entry quarantine for a new district in Finland
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The NIPH recommends entry quarantine from the Southern Savo hospital district in Finland and removal of exemptions from entry quarantine for both this district and the Jämtland region in Sweden.News - Notification to your mobile phone when coronavirus test results available
Notification to your mobile phone when coronavirus test results available
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Have you taken a coronavirus test and wonder when your test result will be available on the Helsenorge website? A new system is being launched to tell you that your test result is ready.News - One person has tested positive for coronavirus
One person has tested positive for coronavirus
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The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has today confirmed that a person in Norway has tested positive for coronavirus. The person is healthy.News - NIPH recommends changes in entry quarantine from Finland
NIPH recommends changes in entry quarantine from Finland
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In Finland, Lappi Hospital District may become red, and Vaasa Hospital District may become yellow in this week's recommendations about entry quarantine from other countries and regions.News - NIPH starts work on a new solution for digital contact tracing
NIPH starts work on a new solution for digital contact tracing
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NIPH starts working on a new app for digital contact tracing based on Google’s and Apple’s Exposure Notifications System.News